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Artificial sweeteners

Aspartame

A high-intensity sweetener printed as aspartame or E951.

Matches personal ingredient preferences based on label evidence; not medical, allergy, or dietary safety advice

What the label is naming

Aspartame is a high-intensity sweetener listed by that name or as E951. US diet sodas that use it print it in the ingredient list, sometimes with a phenylalanine statement elsewhere on the can. That separate statement is not required for the match and is not medical advice from AisleSwap.

Where it hides

Diet colas, tabletop sweetener packets, sugar-free gum, and some drink mixes. It does not survive long baking as well as some other sweeteners, so it is less common in cookies than sucralose.

Names and codes

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Label-reading tips

Check a label for Aspartame

Paste an ingredient list. This checker looks only for Aspartame. It does not score the rest of the food.

Questions

Does AisleSwap interpret the phenylalanine warning?

No. That statement is outside the preference match. The app does not give phenylketonuria or other medical guidance.

Is aspartame the same entry as neotame?

No. Neotame has its own name, code, and page.

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